Silybum marianum (Linne) Gaertner is a dried mature fruit of thistle that has been removed from the crown. Milk thistle extract is mainly used for viral hepatitis, acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, high fatty liver, nutritional metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease. It has the following functions:
Hepatoprotective effect
Silymarin is the main active ingredient for liver protection, which has a regenerative effect, can stimulate the formation of new liver cells and improve liver function; at the same time, it has a protective effect on the hepatocyte membrane, prevents cytotoxins from infiltrating hepatocytes, and improves the ability to recover membrane structure defects.
Anti-oxidation
Silymarin’s phenolic hydroxyl group provides hydrogen atoms and has a powerful antioxidant effect. They have scavenging free radical properties and anti-lipid peroxidative activity.
Hypolipidemic
Silybin can inhibit the plasma membrane Ca2 + channels in adult rat myocardial cells, inhibit food-induced hypercholesterolemia, reduce very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL), and increase high density lipoprotein (HDL). ), Can be used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
Milk thistle extract is widely used internationally and is a preparation for treating various liver diseases.
Post time: Apr-01-2020